Gokhshtein Retail Money Index · History · Friday, October 2, 2026
41 · Cautious
Retail money is cautious at 41. The weakest signal is crypto breadth: 1 of 40 tracked sectors up on the day. -8 versus 49 on Oct 1.
What moved versus the prior reading
| Component | Value | Change | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crypto breadth | 2.5 | -40 | 1 of 40 tracked sectors up on the day |
| Stock risk appetite | 54.9 | +16.8 | retail-favorites basket +0.2 pts vs. S&P 500; volume 1.17× its 3-month average |
| Crypto momentum | 36.1 | -9.4 | average sector move -2.2% in 24h |
| Risk-curve position | 53.1 | -9.2 | 52% of tracked conversation is outside Bitcoin, Ether, and stablecoins |
| Retail sentiment | 57.3 | +1 | mention-weighted sentiment +6 across 54 tracked posts |
Each component is scaled 0–100 and weighted equally; the index is their average, rounded. Computed 2026-10-02 21:30 UTC from Gokhshtein Media’s GMARKETS rotation and social data plus public stock quotes. Fixed code, no language model.
The 30 readings to this day
Market coverage that day
- Valero, Marathon Petroleum Set to Gain From Canadian Pipeline Approval
- Quanta Services Is the Grid Play in AI Buildout, Cramer Says
- Modern Monetary Frameworks Mitigate Energy Shocks
- Cerebras Drops 20% as OpenAI Picks Nvidia for GPT-6.1, Insider Lock-Up Expires
- Circle, Hyperliquid Push Back on MiCA Stablecoin Reserve Rules
- SBI Holdings Completes $290M Bitbank Takeover, Dominates Japan Crypto Market
- Bessent's Yield Defense Draws Fire as $40 Trillion Debt Approaches
- Anchorage Digital Cuts 68 Jobs as Crypto Downturn Deepens
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